Programs

English Proficiency Program
(EPP: Designed for full time students)

The English Proficiency Program (EPP) has been designed to empower students to take control of their learning progress by using can-do goals and by using a personalized learning plan. The overall goal is to gradually improve the students' communicative fluency and academic skills in order to become successful English speakers. The program is comprised of eight different levels (i.e., True Beginner through Proficiency). Most EPP students have a student visa and are committed to the study of English full-time (twenty hours a week plus additional hours of preparation at home).

As such, EPP classes assign project-based and task-based activities, as well as reading, writing, listening and speaking practice while emphasizing practical English grammar use/usage.

It takes sixteen weeks (320 hours) to complete each level. Classes are offered in the morning and afternoon, depending on enrollment.

Short-Term English Program
(STEP: Designed for part-time students)

The Short-Term English Program (STEP) is for students who do not have an F-1 student visa and who study for sixteen hours per week, typically four hours per day, Monday through Thursday. Classes are offered in the morning and afternoon, depending on enrollment. Similar in structure to the EPP program, it allows students to experience and participate in a comprehensive program (i.e., True Beginner through Proficiency) for up to twelve weeks.

STEP classes assign project-based and task-based activities, as well as reading, writing, listening and speaking practice while emphasizing practical English grammar use/usage. After the program, the students have a better sense of what language learning entails as they continue learning on their own. By being surrounded by long-term English language learners, STEP students can benefit from their commitment and determination.

TOEIC®︎ (Test of English for International Communication)

The TOEIC program is for students who have either completed the Intermediate level or have placed higher than Intermediate on the placement exam. The TOEIC program is open to all part-time (i.e., sixteen hours) and full-time students (i.e., twenty hours). This program prepares students to take the TOEIC exam through comprehensive review and practice of the skills that are commonly tested on the exam. The total number of hours it takes to complete the TOEIC program is 480 hours.

TOEFL®︎ (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

The TOEFL program is for students who have either completed the Low Advanced level or have placed higher than Low Advanced on the placement exam. The TOEFL program is open to all part-time (i.e., sixteen hours) and full-time students (i.e., twenty hours). This program prepares students to take the TOEFL exam through comprehensive review and practice of the skills that are commonly tested on the exam. The total number of hours it takes to complete the TOEFL program is 480 hours.

Club Keiki
(Spring/Summer Kids Program)

Club Keiki is a seasonal children's program that is available in the spring (for one week) and in the summer (for a maximum of five weeks). Students are engaged in cultural activities for four hours in the morning and three hours of English classes in the afternoon with a half hour break for lunch in between. The total number of hours it takes to complete the Club Keiki program in the spring is 35 hours and 210 hours in the summer.

The program includes tuition, activity fees, class materials, transportation, lunch, snacks, drinks and Club Keiki T-Shirts.